I don’t even do crossword puzzles when I get a newspaper, but I think I was drawn to this movie expecting to see a bizarre subculture of people who are obsessive about them. This well executed documentary, made me feel like I was the only person on the planet who doesn’t love a good crossword puzzle! Yes, there is a sub-culture of competitors who each year vie for the little known celebrity of being the champion puzzler. And yes, the movie shows plenty of that subculture, but the movie never patronizes these puzzlers. I may have snickered once or twice about what nerdy goofs these people are, but I also saw a good deal of myself reflected in them and I found myself genuinely swept up in the competition that becomes the narrative focus of the movie. (more…)
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